The softball’s spring season consists of a lot of road trips and the girls have a system that enables them to give each other a little boost for both the long rides, and the games ahead. The ladies exchange names prior to the season’s beginning and for the entire season they randomly buy gifts for that person. (team, above, at Daytona Beach while competing in Spring tournament.)“We started when we got back from Christmas,” said senior catcher Adrienne Price. “We don’t do it for every game, but we usually do it for away games.” Price said the gifts can range from snacks and goodies to gag gifts relating to certain inside jokes within the team and sometimes they even get festive. “We just did Easter baskets,” she said.
“It’s a fun little thing,” Price said, adding with a laugh, “It’s a girl thing. The baseball team doesn’t do it.”
Aside from their secret exchanges, Price said the team tries to have get-togethers when there is time. “Sometimes in the fall we’ll have days like Fridays that are ‘fun days’,” she said. These “fun days” tend to be chances for the girls to put up their typical balls and bats and try their hand at another sport, like volleyball or basketball.
Aside from their secret exchanges, Price said the team tries to have get-togethers when there is time. “Sometimes in the fall we’ll have days like Fridays that are ‘fun days’,” she said. These “fun days” tend to be chances for the girls to put up their typical balls and bats and try their hand at another sport, like volleyball or basketball.
The Lady Knights have found a way of contributing to their play by use of their off-the-field closeness. Price said that before each game every class of girls (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors) creates a list of goals for that particular game they hope to accomplish.
The team is currently struggling through a tough season, as they are ranked last in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Their closeness, however, is one thing that is helping the girls continue to have fun, no matter their rank.
“We don’t point fingers at each other,” said Price.
Price is one of five seniors (photo to right)—all of whom have been starting since their freshman year—and the team is very meaningful to them all. “We get along so well. It helps when we can take that on the field.”
So, despite the disappointments of losses, the girls still have their own goals they are accomplishing, while continuously sharing laughs, snacks or whatever surprise gift may come from a secret pal.
**photos provided by Kimberly Locke, Katie Wolsiefer, and Abigail Hardy**
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